Garment hanger



June 18, 1935.

' A. J. FUSSENEGGER 2,005,290

GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 3, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l I If Aid 043% fiss era e 5 e2- June 18, 1935. J. FUSSENEGGER 1 2,005,290

GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 3, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor I JR-ssen ey el Patented June 18, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE GARMENT HANGER I a Adolph J. Fussenegger, Louisvilla'Ky. Application'Dece'mber 3, 1934,;Serial No. 755,780 I 5 Claims. (01. 21186) t Y sponding sides of vthe block and extend outwardly My invention relatesgenerally to garment hangers, and partioularly'to a trousers or skirt hanger especially adapted to be permanently mounted on the posts-or sides of beds or on a closet or other rigid support,'and an important object of my invention is to'provide a hanger of thetype indicatedwhich can be easily collapsed and swung out of the way when not in use and is as readily extended and swung into position for use. p Another important object of: my invention is toprovide agarment'hanger 'of the -type indicated above which can be readily adapted for mountingon different objects; and which is strong and simple inn-structure andrelatively inexpensive to manufactureand-install.

' Another important object of-my "invention is to provide a g armenthanger of the type. indicated abovewhich holds the trousers 'or skirt in such a position that wrinkling and false creasing thereof "is avoided;- a I Other objects and advantages of my invention will beapparent from a reading of the following description in connection with the drawings, wherein for purposesof illustration 1 have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 is a general elevational view showing the embodiment installed on a rigid support such as the head of a wooden bedstead.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the embodiment. I Figure 3 is a top plan view of the mounting bracket shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transversevertical sectionalview taken through the lower part of the embodiment as shown in Figure .1 showing the pivotal or swinging mounting.

Figure 5 is atransverse vertical sectional view taken through Figure 2 approximately on "the line 5--5. a 1 i Figure 6 is a plan "view of an insert.

Figure 7 isan end view of the insert made up.

Figure 8' is aside elevational view of a modified form of mounting bracket.

Figure 9 is a horizontal sectional viewtaken through Figure 8 approximately on the line 9-9.

Referring in'detail to the drawings, thenumeral 5 refers generally to a'block' of wood or other similar suitable material which is generally rectangular in form and in cross section and-has near one end thereof two opposite sides formed with vertical semi-circular depressions 6 1 which are connected by a pair of bores 8 which receive r mounting screws 9 in a position in which the heads of the screws are set back from the .correwhich-are connected by cess [1; works a plunger 0 I8 works a catch 2| which is normally projected of the opposite side of the'block as when screwed into the sides of a wooden bed post or other rigid wooden support suchas the head of the bedillustrated in Figure 1 and generallydesignated l0.

Fitted into a recess. in the opposite end of the block 5 is a dowel. IZ -which has at a point spaced upwardly from the top of the block' 5 a circumferential groove 13 the sides of which form stops engageable by aglocking, or set screw I4 The which traverses the side ofthe standard l5. standard I5 has extending upwardly from its flowerendthe bore l6 which is-of such height that when the standard 15 is telescoped onto the dowel -l2,-with the bore l6 receivingthe dowel l2,the lowerend of the standard'lli willbe supportedabove the top of the block 5, so that the standard 15,!1138 freely pivot on the dowel l2.

'Thedowel [i sufficientlyclosely fits thebore IE to prevent 'wabbling of the standard even when -weighted-fby garments when in use. The looking screw lA prevents inadvertent separation of the standard from the doweland also acts as a theftproof arrangement. 7

'Igie-standard l5 is preferably rectangular in cross section and has opening through its top the 20,.whilein the recess to the upward position shown in Figure 5 by a spring 322 interposed between the lower end of the catch 21 and the bottom of the-recess IS. The

upper end of the-catch 21 is beveledas indicated,

the lower end-of the bevel facing toward the sidexof the standard at which the hanger arm to be described is pivoted. A bar 23 sliding in the slot connectsthe catchzl with the plunger :20 so'that depressionof' the plunger-720 by exerting-pressure thereon with the finger will depress 1 the catch 21 against the resistance of thespring 2-2 and release the hanger arm in a manner to be described. A; finishing plate 24 having appro-l priat-e openings permitting the catch 2| and the plunger 20 to pass therethro-ugh is fastened asindicated-at 25 tothe standard.

' a A hinge having theleaf 'Z-Sfastened to one side ofthe standard 15 at a point spaced below. the upper end thereof has pivoted to the upper end. thereof the hinge leaf 2] which is fastened to the underside of the hanger arm generally designated .28- whereby the heel of the hanger arm will abut the standardQabove the hinge when in extended ,position andmay fall to the perpendicular dotted. .V-l-ine; position "indicated .inuFigure. 1 when not in *transverselyspaced vertical recesses- I1jand-l8 the slot l9. Inthe re-,

the extended position, so as to be out of the way. A coat hanger hook 29 may be anchored in the standard |5 below and to one side of the hanger arm as indicated in Figure 1.

The hanger arm 28 comprises the block 30 to opposite sides of which are fastened the generally parallel arms 3| and 32 which have the inner side of their outer ends rounded as indicated at 33 to provide smooth entrance for the garments to be suspended. A V-shaped keeper generally designated 34 isfastened as indicated at 35 to the upper edges of the arms 3| and 32 and to the top of the block 30 as indicated at 36, and the apex part of the keeper is formed with an eye or loop 37 which-is adapted to engage the beveled face of the catch 2| as the hanger arm is pushed upwardly into the extended position and engage over and back of the catch so as to be held-inthe extended right angular position indicated in Figure 1. Depressing of the plunger 29, causing depression of the catch 2| will release the loop 37 and permit the arm 28 to fall to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1.

For holding the waist-band part of the trousers or of the skirt, for which the hanger is especially adapted, the arm 32 is provided with a pair of bowed springs 38 and 39. The outer end of the spring 38 is fitted in a slot in the inner face of the arm 32 and anchored therein by means of a screw 40. The inner end of this spring has a rounded part 4| which loosely slides and works in a depression in the inner side of the arm 32.

The spring 39 has its outer end bent as indicated at 43 and inserted in a slot where it is held by a screw 44 at the outer end of the arm 32. -The inner end of the spring 39 has a rounded part 45 which slides and works loosely in a recess 46 in the inner side of'the arm. In the'initial position of the springs they are sprung against-the inner side of the opposite arm 3|. The waist-bandpart of a skirt or trousers is to be inserted by holding opposite ends of the waist-band and drawing this part of the garment between the outerends of the arms and between the springs and the I inner side of the arm 3| until the garmentisi'n a position to be held suspended by engagement of the-springs with oneside thereof and engagement of the inner side of the arm 3| with the opposite side thereof. It will be obvious that as the springs are compressed by the presence of the garment the rounded ends of the springs will move in the recesses 42 and 46. If desired, the arms 3| and 32 may be formed of such material as to be somewhat yieldable though relatively rigid compared to the spring character of the springs.

When it is desired to mount the device of the invention on theround post of a metal bed or other similar round post, I substitute for the ard 15 being engageable with the dowel |2a exactly as in the case of the dowel I2 and the screw M of the standard being engageable in the locking slot |3a in the same 7 manner as is illustrated in Figure 4 and already described.

1 Theleft hand end of the block 4'! has a recess 48 in which is set a segment 49 forming part of a compressible spring band generally designated 50 opposite end reaches almost to the ear-5| and within the-band section 49.- A nut'56 on the threaded end of the bolt 53 is adapted to be screwed up to bring the ears 5| and 54 toward each other and clamp the band around the bed. post or the like for securing the block 47 rigidly thereto. A sheet of felt or the like 57 is placed between the band section 49 and the adjacent end of the main band section 55, and the main band section is entirely lined by a felt or similar non-scratching strip 58. The parts of the block 4? above and below the recess 48 are spaced with felt pieces 59 so that engagement of these parts with the bed post or the like will not scratch the The main band section 55 is provided with circumferentially spaced pairs of holes 80 to receive the-vertically spaced mounting and locking screws 3| which traverse the block 4'! horizontally and screw into blind nuts 62 in the right hand end of the block. The band 50 may be made larger and smaller simply by selectively arranging the screws 3| in the holes 60. The screws 6| hold the band section 49 and the main band section 55 connected with the block 41.

. 'VVhen it is desired to apply the bracket 5a to a square metal bed post or other similar square post I employ the insertwhich is generally designated G2 and which is composed of an elongated T-shaped sheet of felt or similar fabric material i s on one side of which are attached longitudinally spaced segmental blocks 64 on the narrow part of the sheet and the single segmental and wider block 65 on the widest part of the sheet 63. There are four blocks in all and the curved side of the blocks is'soarranged that when the insert isplaced within the band 50 the felt on the inner sides of the block forms a substantially perfect square which directly engages the square post in hon-scratching manner when the band 50 is contracted by screwing up the nut 56;

- Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the pivotally mounted on said dowel in axial extension thereof, a hanger arm pivoted to the upper part of the standard, and latch means on the upper end of the standard and releasably engaging a portion of the hanger arm for maintaining the hanger arm in a horizontal position, said latch means being releasable to permit said hanger arm toswing to a depressed vertical position. block 5 the bracket 5a which consists of a shorter tapered block 41 having the dowel |2a rising therefrom having the locking slot I3a, the stand- 2. A garment hanger comprising a bracket for rigid mounting on a support, a vertical dowel projecting upwardly from the bracket, a standard pivotally mounted on said dowel in axial extension thereof, a hanger arm pivoted to the upper part of the standard, and latch means on the upper end of the standard and releasably engaging a portion of the hanger arm for maintaining the hanger arm in a horizontal position, said latch means being releasable to permit said hanger arm to swing to a depressed position, said hanger arm F being composed of a pair of horizontally spaced members, one of said members having longitudinal springs mounted thereon and arranged to engage the opposite arm and being yieldably compressible by inserting a garment between the arms. I

3. A garment hanger comprising a bracket for rigid mounting on a support, a vertical dowel projecting upwardly from the bracket, a standard pivotally mounted on said dowel in axial extension thereof, a hanger arm pivoted to the upper part of the standard, and latch means on the upper end of the standard and releasably engaging a portion of the hanger arm for maintaining the hanger arm in a horizontal position, said latch means being releasable to permit said hanger arm to swing to a depressed vertical position, said bracket comprising a block carrying said dowel, said block including means for engaging and forming a connection with a rectangular support.

4. A garment hanger comprising a bracket for rigid mounting on a support, a vertical dowel projecting upwardly from the bracket, a stand-,

ard pivotally mounted on said dowel in axial extension thereof, a hanger arm pivoted to the upper part of the standard, and latch means on the upper end of the standard and releasably engaging a portion of the hanger arm for maintaining the hanger arm in a horizontal position, said latch means being releasable to permit said hanger arm to swing to a depressed vertical position, said bracket comprising a block carrying said dowel, said block including means for engaging and forming a connection with a rectangular support, said block containing means for embracing and forming a rigid connection with a cylindrical post.

5. A garment hanger comprising a bracket for I rigid mounting on asupport, a vertical dowel projecting upwardly from the bracket, a standard pivotally mounted on said dowel in axial extension thereof, a hanger arm pivoted to theupper part of the standard, and latch means on the upper end of the standard and releasably engaging a portion of the hanger arm for maintaining the hanger arm in a horizontal position, said latch means being releasable to permit said hanger arm to swing to a depressed vertical position, said bracket comprising a block carrying said dowel, said block including means for engagingand forming a connection with a rectangular support,

said block containing means for embracing and 'forming a rigid connection with a rectangular .cross section post.

ADOLPH J. FUSSENEGGER. 

